Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Press Row Podcast: Episode 20
The latest edition of the Press Row Podcast features discussion on the first news for FIFA 14, NHL 14, and NCAA Football 14 - along with thoughts on the rapidly dissipating third party support for the Wii U and Vita and how the rollout of next-gen info on Madden, FIFA, and NBA 2K may come in the months ahead. Check it out through iTunes or with the embedded player at Operation Sports. Feel free to leave any feedback and suggestions on topics for future podcasts as well as t...
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Madden NFL 25 Info Release Timeline
EA Sports today unveiled the upcoming "playbook" structure for news on Madden NFL 25. The first scheduled for Thursday, "Run Free", is expected to be similar to the running game enhancements already announced for NCAA Football 14. That it comes along with the cover announcement and the start of the NFL Draft suggests it won't be much more than that. A few weeks later talk on advancements to Connected Careers will begin - though interestingly it's being referred to as "Connected Franchise"...
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NHL 14 Cover Vote Begins
Because it wouldn't be an EA Sports game without a prolonged vote for the cover athlete the process begins today for NHL 14. The first round features two players from each team head-to-head with the winner advancing to a bracket of 30 representatives. The cover campaign for NHL 13 lasted nearly three months - this one ends June 2 making it somewhat more tolerable. Voting is completed through the official site where an unlimited number can be cast. The first round runs through April 28 wit...
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The Line Drive for April 21
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •PC download versions of FIFA 13 and FIFA Manager 13 are just $10 for limited time. •A new set of screenshots have been added to the FB album for NCAA Football 14. •Kotaku with a takedown of the defendant's argument in the player likeness lawsuit. •The Daily Show with a take on the NCAA as related to the player likeness laws...
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NBA 2K13 Pre-Playoffs Roster Update
In preparation for the NBA playoffs beginning today 2K Sports has released another roster update for NBA 2K13. This one adds Tracy McGrady (rated 72) to the Spurs and Quentin Richardson (rated 70) to the Knicks. In addition it adjusts some player ratings after having gone over a month with only one update that enacted any ratings changes. Players who ended the season injured will not be returned to active status until the last update for 2K13 comes after the NBA Finals. Ratings Up: Nate R...
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NCAA Football 14 Presentation Trailer
EA Sports today released a trailer which follows-up the information from Thursday regarding presentation enhancements made in NCAA Football 14. The trailer doesn't reveal anything additional to the earlier news on aspects such as the attempt at broadcast-style presentation, halftime show, neutral site games, increased storyline discussion in commentary, streamlined menus, or the new playable camera angles - instead it's an opportunity to view them briefly within the context of playing the...
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NCAA Football 14 Gets New Playable Cameras
Though having multiple options in terms of playable camera angles has not been something perceived by many as mattering to the mainstream consumer base, the lack of such has brought criticism to the NCAA Football series in recent years. With just one standard camera it stood out as yet another area in which the series lacked initiative in appeasing a crowd that happened to be passionate about the desire for options - particularly as the Madden franchise has offered several of them making the...
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Sales for MLB: The Show Continue to Slip
After peaking in sales with MLB 10 SCEA's The Show series has declined modestly every year since. Though it faces essentially no competition on the PS3 and the quality of the franchise in terms of reputation remains stellar, grumblings of a lack of advancement and questionable decisions like not offering demos have been heard and ultimately may have hurt. Perception could be altered with the PS4 offering next spring but the brand has taken a slight hit in the meantime even with MLB 13 being ...
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